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Des O'Connor

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In 1969 Des went international. 13 of his TV shows was pre-sold to America (NBC), Canada and Australia for a combined gross of £625,000. NBC never asked for any more, but the show went on to be sold to 40 other countries during the early 1970s. See more trivia »

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Desmond Bernard O'Connor
in Stepney, London, England, UK
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2009 Loose Women (TV series)
– Episode #13.202 (2009) (performer: "Puttin' on the Ritz")
 
1976 Good Neighbors (TV series)
– The Early Birds (1976) (performer: "What the World Needs Now Is Love")
 
1975 The Morecambe & Wise Show (TV series)
– 1975 Christmas Show (1975) (performer: "Feelings")
 
1971 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
– Episode dated 7 July 1971 (1971) (performer: "Tennessee Birdwalk" - uncredited, "Dream" - uncredited, "The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else" - uncredited, "You'll Never Know" - uncredited, "I Think of You" - uncredited, "Unchained Melody" - uncredited, "Anytime", "Ramblin' Rose" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
1976 Des O'Connor Entertains (TV series)
– Episode dated 4 June 1976 (1976) (writer)
– Episode dated 27 February 1976 (1976) (writer)
 
1972 Des (TV series)
 
1963 The Des O'Connor Show (TV series)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1996 The Royal Variety Performance (TV movie)
Compere
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1992 Take Your Pick (TV series) (composer: theme music - 1 episode)
– Episode #1.1 (1992) (composer: theme music)
 
Show ShowSelf (75 titles)
2012 Living the Life (TV series)
Himself
– Des O'Connor & Alan Davies (2012) … Himself
 
2012 100 Years of the Royal Variety Performance (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2012 The Royal Variety Performance 2012 (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
2012 Would I Lie to You? (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.4 (2012) … Himself (as Des O'Connor CBE)
 
2012 The One and Only Des O'Connor (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
2011-2012 That Sunday Night Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.9 (2012) … Himself
– Episode #1.8 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Piers Morgan's Life Stories (TV series)
Himself
– Des O'Connor (2011) … Himself
 
2010 100 Years of the London Palladium (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2010 30 Years of 'An Audience With...' (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (2010) … Himself (also archive footage)
 
2008-2009 Loose Women (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #13.202 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #13.77 (2008) … Himself
– Episode #13.73 (2008) … Himself
 
2009 The ONE Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 June 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2008-2009 The Paul O'Grady Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest Host
– Episode dated 8 April 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 November 2008 (2008) … Himself - Guest Host
 
2007-2008 Countdown (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #59.105 (2008) … Himself - Host
– Episode #59.104 (2008) … Himself - Host
– Episode #59.103 (2008) … Himself - Host
– Episode #59.102 (2008) … Himself - Host
– Episode #59.101 (2008) … Himself - Host
See all 470 episodes »
 
2008 Happy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.7 (2008) … Himself
 
2006 Best Ever Muppet Moments (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002-2006 Today with Des and Mel (TV series)
Himself - Host / Host
– Episode dated 24 February 2006 (2006) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 23 February 2006 (2006) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 22 February 2006 (2006) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 21 February 2006 (2006) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 20 February 2006 (2006) … Himself - Host
See all 61 episodes »
 
2005 Bruce Forsyth: A BAFTA Tribute (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 An Audience with Joe Pasquale (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Bob Monkhouse: A BAFTA Tribute (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2001-2003 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 June 2003 (2003) … Himself
– Episode dated 4 December 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2003 The British Soap Awards 2003 (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
2003 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 April 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2002 Des O'Connor Tonight at Christmas (TV special)
Presenter
 
2002 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 December 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2001 The Unforgettable Eric Morecambe (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 National Television Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2001 This Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 July 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 An Audience with Des O'Connor (TV special)
Himself
 
2000 The Talk Show Story (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Bring Me Sunshine: The Heart and Soul of Eric Morecambe (1998) … Himself
 
1977-1996 Des O'Connor Tonight (TV series)
Himself - Host / Presenter / Himself - Presenter
– Episode dated 13 March 1996 (1996) … Presenter
– Episode #18.10 (1995) … Himself - Host
– Episode #18.6 (1995) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 12 January 1994 (1994) … Himself - Host
– Episode #15.10 (1992) … Himself - Host
See all 32 episodes »
 
1995 The National Television Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1995 Royal Variety Performance 1995 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 Paul Merton's Palladium Story (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Act Two: The Television Years (1994) … Himself (also archive footage)
– Act One: The Variety Years (1994) … Himself
 
1994 The National Lottery (TV series)
Himself - Presenter
 
1992 Take Your Pick (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #1.1 (1992) … Himself - Host
 
1967-1986 Top of the Pops (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Singer
– Episode dated 27 November 1986 (1986) … Himself - Singer (as Roger Whittaker & Des O'Connor)
– Episode dated 22 October 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 April 1970 (1970)
– Episode dated 2 April 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 28 November 1968 (1968) … Himself
See all 7 episodes »
 
1984 Des O'Connor Now (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Des O'Connor (1984) … Himself - Host
 
1982 The Val Doonican Music Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.6 (1982) … Himself
 
1979 The Morecambe & Wise Show (TV series)
Himself
– Christmas with Eric & Ernie 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1977 Seaside Special (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.12 (1977) … Himself
 
1975-1976 The Morecambe & Wise Show (TV series)
German Firing Squad Soldier / Himself
– 1976 Christmas Show (1976) … German Firing Squad Soldier
– 1975 Christmas Show (1975) … Himself
 
1974-1976 Des O'Connor Entertains (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode dated 4 June 1976 (1976) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 27 February 1976 (1976) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 18 April 1975 (1975) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 11 April 1975 (1975) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 4 April 1975 (1975) … Himself - Host
See all 17 episodes »
 
1975 Look Who's Talking (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Des O'Connor (1975) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1968-1974 The Golden Shot (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.16 (1974) … Himself
– Episode #6.15 (1974) … Himself
– Episode #6.14 (1974) … Himself
– Episode #6.13 (1974) … Himself
– Episode #1.41 (1968) … Himself
 
1973 Shut That Door! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.5 (1973) … Himself
 
1972 Des (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #2.8 (1972) … Himself - Host
– Episode #2.7 (1972) … Himself - Host
– Episode #2.6 (1972) … Himself - Host
– Episode #2.5 (1972) … Himself - Host
– Episode #2.4 (1972) … Himself - Host
See all 16 episodes »
 
1972 A Royal Gala Variety Performance (TV movie)
Himself - Comedian
 
1970-1971 Kraft Music Hall Presents: The Des O'Connor Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself-Host
– Episode dated 18 September 1971 (1971) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 June 1971 (1971) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 July 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 4 July 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 21 June 1970 (1970) … Himself
See all 9 episodes »
 
1971 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself / Host
– Episode dated 7 July 1971 (1971) … Himself/Host
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.187 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 May 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1970 The Harry Secombe Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1970) … Himself
 
1968-1970 Frost on Sunday (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest Star
– Episode #2.9 (1970) … Himself - Guest Star
– Episode #1.15 (1968) … Himself
 
1969 If It Moves It's Rude: The Story of the Windmill Theatre (documentary)
On-screen Participant
 
1969 Vera Lynn (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Des O'Connor (1969) … Himself
 
1969 The Royal Variety Performance 1969 (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1969 Des O'Connor on Stage (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #1.3 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 The Val Doonican Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.7 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 Glamour... (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.3 (1968) … Himself
 
1963-1968 The Des O'Connor Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.1 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #5.1 (1967) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 June 1967 (1967) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 June 1967 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #4.6 (1966) … Himself
See all 13 episodes »
 
1966-1968 The London Palladium Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself-host
– Episode dated 28 January 1968 (1968) … Himself-host
– Episode dated 1 January 1967 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #2.4 (1966) … Himself
 
1967 Dee Time (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.55 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.20 (1967) … Himself
 
1966 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
– Episode #19.27 (1966) … Himself - Comedian
 
1965 The New London Palladium Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 November 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
1964 Comedy Bandbox (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.3 (1964) … Himself
 
1964 Big Night Out (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.10 (1964) … Himself
 
1962 Thank Your Lucky Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.21 (1962) … Himself
 
1962 Swinging Along (TV series)
Himself (vocalist)
 
1955 Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (TV series)
Himself (1961) (host)
 
1960-1961 For Love or Money (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #4.10 (1961) … Himself - Host
– Episode #4.9 (1961) … Himself - Host
– Episode #4.8 (1961) … Himself - Host
– Episode #4.7 (1961) … Himself - Host
– Episode #4.6 (1961) … Himself - Host
See all 26 episodes »
 
1958 Six-Five Special (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.92 (1958) … Himself
 
1956 Spot the Tune (TV series)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2011 The Story of Variety with Michael Grade (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Morecambe & Wise: In Their Own Words (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2006 The Best of the Royal Variety (TV series)
 
2006 Be My Baby: The Girl Group Story (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2006 The Story of Light Entertainment (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1999-2002 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 
1996 Alright on the Night's Cockup Trip (TV special)
Himself
 
1994 The Best of the Don Lane Show (TV movie)
Himself
 
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Other Works:

(1964) He performed in the show, "Lena Horne at the Famous London Palladium", at the London Palladium in London, England with Lena Horne, The Bachelors and Bill Finch in the cast. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Des O'Connor CBE | Roger Whittaker & Des O'Connor

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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Trivia:

In 1969 Des went international. 13 of his TV shows was pre-sold to America (NBC), Canada and Australia for a combined gross of £625,000. NBC never asked for any more, but the show went on to be sold to 40 other countries during the early 1970s. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn